A classic in the field, written by practitioners for practitioners, the book is packed with a wealth of strategies and activities ready to use in the K-8 foreign language classroom. KEY TOPICS: Fundamentals-The Learner: Setting the State for Language; Planning-The Learning Experience: Language Learning Fundamentals, Focus on Communication; Strategies for Building Toward Proficiency; Building Toward Proficiency with Interactive Tasks; Building Toward Proficiency with Literacy; Connecting Language and Culture; ...
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A classic in the field, written by practitioners for practitioners, the book is packed with a wealth of strategies and activities ready to use in the K-8 foreign language classroom. KEY TOPICS: Fundamentals-The Learner: Setting the State for Language; Planning-The Learning Experience: Language Learning Fundamentals, Focus on Communication; Strategies for Building Toward Proficiency; Building Toward Proficiency with Interactive Tasks; Building Toward Proficiency with Literacy; Connecting Language and Culture; Connecting Language and Content Performance and Feedback: Using Assessment to Help Learners and Programs Grow Environment: Managing the Learning Environment; Learning Tools: Bringing Language to Life with Effective Materials, Classroom Games and Activities, in a Digital World; Professionalism and Collaboration in Developing Professional Teachers; Programs: Planning and Implementing Effective Programs for Young Learners Focus on Immersion Rationale and Advocacy MARKET: Written by practitioners, for practitioners. A practical guide for those preparing to teach languages, especially at the elementary and middle school levels; practitioners already involved with language teaching; and teachers, parents, and administrators engaged in the planning or evaluation process
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